NEWS AND NOTES.

NZ Truth, Issue 80, 29 December 1906, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

fvMahoe"?Was not started -Pn Bo.xing '_Day^ 'fo '.-•:-. ,:. ■-•-.;. /■_ -..:.. • •.;.-.; Bandmaster was limping after ..his run m: the ' /Kelvin Hack Hurdles. • 'o Wind Was never m the hunt ; alter : the first. mile / of ; the Kelvin /-Hack Hurdles ;w-as. passed/: ;.;■ ' : ;.■-•> -The -chestnut, mare St.- Lyra has bidden farewell to the racing- track, and will m future do stud work. •; . The . Clanranald • torse , Sigrialinaiv, .was ' hot ' - started m tlie • Maiikw'atu Cup/his heavy impost doubtless having something to do v-ith his scratching. ; . 0 ■'.■':' ■'.':■■-. ■'."' "■■- -Lucretius ran m the ownership of R. Knox at -the Manawatu meeting.. The Merrie England filly, .rushed -to the lead m the Maiden' Hack, : but eventually finished but : pf a place. '•Maui made his '.first appearance oven sticks at the. Manawatu meeting, and ran a really good, t ace. ; McConnon bowled the gelding .along. ./in good style. TV-hen the straight; \sras resolved. I -Champion ranv' a gopd . race m the Kelvin Hurdl^,::biit:hi^ jumping -was on the -big side. - F. . Liiid rode • him hard ',- in-" the-;:straight, ; ; arid: ■ the .. ' chest- ; nut out;the -distance m; gopd 'style. "Oo _.;,..- ...-,.,-;■ oy-y00.. '-..-.,-/ Mr W. Tucker's Ca^ippea s'tart^d-iif the Kelvin Hack Hurdled and finished -fourth. Tlie finish between . , the f our first horses m this race was most exciting, and two lengths would have Covered them. , ' ' . There- was- glorious weather for the opening day of the Manawatu. Racing Glub's' meeting, and the attendance was a record one,, including visitors from all parts -of the polony; The weather litis been dry -for some time; p&st -and the track was very hard.There was a • field of six,/ for the! Kelvin Hurdles, and the winner, .turned up m the Rangipuhi horse, Rangitoto,; who was cleverly ridden •by J. Hercock, and won- from start •to finish. Rangiitoto'.fl jumping throughout was faultless, and the ■journey /was traversed m 3min_ 20sec. *It was- hard luck for Charley; Jenkins that he, was unable to do any riding at the Manawatu meeting,*, as •it meant'^the. forfeiting of ' several good mounts. It will be remembered that a little while back Jenkins had an" acbident by. which lie fractured a small bone 'in his foot", and a couple -of- days jirior to ■■ the"- holidays his medical ; adviser in formed " him' that .he would be unwise to do any riding for a couole pf wwl-'s or more-

Saga was not started on. Boxing [Day. yO:- S ;0 10 'y .■>**- King' 'Paul' has been sent to Tasmania. ,-••■■.• Bulls xaces on Tuesday and WedInesda'y. .. • „ . I Defoe was lame after contestingthe Tiritea. hurdles. „': 0 Zimmerman should win the Great* [Northern Derb^ou Tuesday next.

. Operetta was not prominent at tlie business end of. the Manawatu Cup.

: Prevail was not started m the Maiden Hack at the Manawatu meeting. '■.'.'■ -.'..'-.

T, Williams, the I'liletilic t)aiuer, was present at tlie Palmerston meeting-

Gapulet started last m the Tiritea Hurdles and kept his place wonderfuJlv well.

The Seer commenced smartly .m the Gillie's Hack, but was unable to see Hie journey out.

St. Joe was withdrawn' from thc Manawatu Cup owi-n'-» to tlie hardened state of the track.

! Buccleuch was prominent m . the early stages of 'the" Awapuni- H-and-i---cap, but soon compounded. .

..The. going at Awapuni was very hard and soine ; fast.': tira'cs were, .recorded durin- thefirst day..

. : .The, jnidifet;.. R._ Zoning,;! had,, the mount, on-. the rMerriwee^fiUv-; 'A^cr light, in' %e :^ ■'i "Waitati ' caught; a \ cofe ■'it' the Wo6d-> vill^irieeting- arid ,'his... .'tra-inei.: ,wa4 •compelled .■ to ease Mm' m Ms work.: f ■Sardonyx ' led for _the ; ' first mile 'm . 'the'' /Ti rifely- : Hu rdle t .V''.at* ; ' ; Pal : m'erstp_i! lint then 'fell away' and. fin iahe-d^m^tp ■riiclfV- '■:';•; ' r ' ■'..■'.. 0' :: - ■ -''■ - v _. •*'' '.-'" .. ".;•'{:

' . 'Ley-ant -and- DeFoe ■ were/ ..br%i ; ete4 bntile 'machine for the Tiritea:- Huxv dies.' >. Tl>i.fl -fact- :did-;,-;not j ;.hpwever \ help : punters. " : ;-' „.•'•. ■-",.■■■//--?'.)■ Len,;K-ing had. the. mo-imtf '"bh Siibf •ni arMcf ■' iii .-' the. Manawatu Gup j -ttint the-big-: hor»4e rSfused. t'o' : ga'HoiiVMid-T ly with :s.ia.i r^- ot ;u v oOoO; ' ;IT; : Tel]_ord ; -''was' ::: ambn^ -the; /Mi riders "on/ Boxing . Day ,-;'havinr*' ■•tlie moulit ' . ori v Lady r'Be'resf ord ' 'in tiis Qiilie^s :Haclc. . ;: \ / y ;•'.; ..J" .','/ ] A \ : Pribr/to: the 1 ;ai PaihierstpiiY S.u'jtoariiie 0. was ; .niiicli ; adih/ired j, ; Jjut the. Torpedo " .orsie' '/;.ran - , : :'/.'..-,. / /■:/', ;'. • ;The scratching ..pen,. >vas used- fret'ly m; 1 the .Maiden. Hack at ■p.aUtieT.&t.OE. North.,.- /Of the /-nineteen;- .acceptors otely v 'ten 'iaced> ; thP7St.aci;er.^/, /- ' ,; '•■'■ ;AwApp-^ -«ut: a.sorry-f igure m tlie Maiden -Hack .at Palmerston- North on. Bbxihg.Bay, 'being maiiy' lengths behind the v ' field for- the whole' journey. ■-' / '■ ■■ ■'. " form. in the Manawatu Cup was distinctly : dis sapppiri;i.in~ to his connections,' but the hard state of .the going might have troubled him, ..:;>,:?-., iyO.^y . ..; •■ ; , ', ," Miargueritev came -with a. late-run m. the Awapuni Handicap and crept into . secbnd ■: place. Pink 'Un and Ballarat were close up. third-' and fourth. .-'./. , •/.; J. O'Cpnaiell rode a good race on, Handsome Rase last Wednesday ; 'he' held a handy position till the- last fence and then came forward m taking style.-. :■- --■'■'Wea- Bill showed a lot of his old dash in-running second to Handsome Rose , on Boxing Day. :W. Higgins, who- had. ,: the mounts seems v to -still Tetain gepdjfoxm-. . ■-:■ yO .yo: •■.-,;',•._. ._-'/.

: "j 'J'; McGprnl) '0 W as o ttbing' v^the 'flat riding for' iProfeser,'s : stablei at;>Ealmers.ton:. the first day. ; the' brothers Prioe alsb took a hatod' for this stable during the- meeting.- ; -/ ;

, The southern horseman, . 3. McComb had the movtht bn Sliarkeyne ati Palmerston on Boeing Bay. "Tie half-brbther: to Letherin finished vrell, and should do some .50.0d.Jn t'uture. .

' Ballarat" was heavily svipported 'fbr .the Awjapuni . Hahdicap, - but though she \yas sent out bf the, tapes /very smartly by G-. Price,;she failed :to fooi.it with Lord £>bult, Tyho. yrp.s. riddein -by C. Price. \. , / /,. /;-•.///•

Intelligence /got; -away badly; m. .the Awapuni. HaMicap, and .Pri ce,/. was unable '-. 'to .get- her^neat-the : fspnt-rank at any stafi-e,- The start ;wasv:.very straggling, /-and there .were, three. -or four hbrses.'/who neyer. had ,a oliarice from- the . word Ro.-.i.'.? , -.-.•■. ■..':'. - -

* Lord . Soult won the Awapuni Handr leap' m:a • convincing, manner. :.He jumped smartly* -out of the barrier and immediately ; 'supplanting. , : ..the black: ..mare, Ballarat,;-. he. the Hremier: - ■ position . • ■ ■'• -and cut but the; distance .m -lmin .l4 • l-^j 'sec.;-.'' ••;/'-.;;'/. T ; -;•■;■:;■ ".^ •- ;_J'..- . / Handsome Rose : at" /last reversed his long riih- bf bad luck Oiy Winning tlie Tiritea -Hurdles somewhat- easily^ . The " Handspriie Jack gelding, was : j)rof mineht, tlirbughotit tlie jb'urriey., • ■ aiid M'thp, .l&st/hur-dle.'he- .came^awa-y : and '■won by' several lengths without' the/ applioatiojh ; df/thfe;whip:';^ - •■-/'";_ •/ J '. . There y/as a' field,, of. eighteen. •'. for the. Gillies' Hack'*-. .arid. ;a gppd.;B.tart Aya's 'efiecJied//_-Idaells/'t!lrpn^Jyitll a" /lot iri" hand; "the second and . third -': places ' being : filled /*b£ Chicahe./lan^;.KlikiH Ohibaiie .has not been.'f)roihin%i since, ste /won iii Hawkers Bay .a y^at/; agp> aiid jiftid' '.the phenbhien&l -piicis/ -bl M&Oy .y:\r-y .f'XO'ooOorOo'i

. Lond Sbuliji vcareei// ,to_^ date,' ,. has .been ;marked by ; a ..great -run. of vibr tories. The people... behind the'/ge"Adirig .never ■■- seem, -to-.' lose miich -wnen he' runs .-uhpla^ed^'-'Hia'tlate'.-.pei-fptfn* anbes are full of me,rit*_as the son-: of Soult and Lady Antrim has beaten good fields and .been credited with good times. "-..-. •_.-:•' ...-./ /..'/'

The Yaldhurst cast off, Delaware, displayed a very .retiring disposition in ' the K orbroit: : Handicap at Willianistown, and was last to pass the post.' So 'far the' horses purchased m New Zealand by tea' dealer Montgomery for A. West's stable have proved ra'hk duifers. '' Gee Gee" Stead would no doubt like to have a few more buyers like him come along occasipnally. ■■• .

The ! finish of the. Manawatu Clip was a brilliant one. Coining into the straight Barca led from Mystification and the race ■ looked "10. -he between these two, but at the : dic--tance post they were ''.-.upp'.anied by Polyanthus, Bourrasquu and v. pa. About fif by yards from the post the <two latter- drew, out and a great .'rae« resulted* m favor .'of .the So.. ■ \ve'-*t-.*r geldinf, by a head. Trine ca'nic /.i'jv fast, and finished close .<.'.*■ . t-.-r^ Maharanui nxl S'lbn.Arine "*i-:e at the, tail: ■■ f-.-'th'' 0.0.UL- -.bo w.lul;i wai' Boiii , ras'"- ! '\ wlvn -has . been calloping well of. Jftt.p. returned his supporters a cSO 3s dividend. ' •

Harry Jackson's- Benhiore dropped dead Wanganui : -;the "other? •/■in'o.rniu^OOi'iO.O *„. '■-, .• *■■ >'■: -....,• Handsome Roiae- jumps- more confidently .now than he has done previusly. ' ' , ■ ." ''•'..'

Pluck is having--a spell' " owing to his haying contracted a dose of influenza; . .<

J. Stewart has returned from Australia and is back at his old quarters at Riccatton-

.■" The Grafton horse Inglewood won the Queensland Guineas, Derby and Cup, this season. .

The Melbourne sportsman, Mr Harvey Patterson, is at present on a Holiday visit to New Zealand.

The Martinborough owned Narcotic is engaged m the principal events at the Nelson meeting next month.

The Nelson Joo^ev Club' have received excellent norn nations for their meeting' on Jah'iavv- -.1.5 and .10.

'. MrG-. I«\ Moore V Pilgrim's Progress—Ma ..Mie 'Rosette colt is -doing good,, useful work on ...the Wanganui tracks, i '■'■.. -^j "■..' . Jack Pot must 'be -a really good horse to '"run such splendid races under- such disadvantageous circumstances .-. .:. „....$ Stated' .that R., J. Ma.- 1 on has 'a decent pair of •..Youngsters, m work who can spurt %N/vPuple v £ • f-nongs ill- M-seCS* . ■.'"'£• ':,y. '..:O r O- : . '._ ■ : -TM -LairU 'slrould^ M : - a. oveny' hard •horse **&'-' beat -unHtbe .Rangitikei -Gup; ■{wM; _ "'a ■ similar? applies ._vtq •Marlguerite. _•',-: '. v;.- --yy OO •?■:.' '0 : ; y 'vWadd** •• ! thc:„full' sister, to .Boomer-; ario- • /has : .in-cived* a.-'failure.:.. .on ;•. the tracks!- and will .-lie returned to .-.her -Wner.at Hastings-.: ■■■ . 'o>>.---r -. '■' '■■■' Seci.etarv 'Whvtef of. the ■Wellington facing : 'Ctia) v _vas'"a "visiter to Awk'feh'tl at" OhWstmis' time- and' saw -the 'jCDiitep for the; Giipv o- : -o'-\ _y [o '■■ f v fKi' owner of' Qperett ! a T liad a goPd : I><sl %n 'his : mare' m : the'- Manawatu •eniv'-bu); 'she-' was- 'done witfr early, :^iti- finished' nowhere; -- -;,** u > ,*'': ; t'' / ! ':'".Th£ Squatter was ; heavily support-; cd' 0 the _public A fdr the Gillie's Hack B^^li^u^h" he-ran- well -.he ;was- not ; fllii^^^l.':-;V, : .; , __;[•;. \i. '■••- Tli" lawn at reminded '..tliq visitor ■ of- Riccarton-,. as' Om^ti ; from- 'all ..parts . at .New . ZeaiaW . were .present.;a^„,^he'.^th^rin^;. : : .'•<- " )• '

"' - Kuku -came with; a late. '.run. -in ..the Gillie's ,*- Hack, aiid; -.•- jnst- failed; _tp catch Chicane, but .. neither^ al .-the pair had a> chance .with the winner..- :'

'"■ 'Colswain arid ' The -Voucher •■ «haye b^en 4: nominated /afc ; , 'Nelson, but t/his p.air are- the only local horses*figuriiig/, at/ .Sleepy; :.Hollbw '.s . annual outinii.y .'•'-.. „- /■:■/ .■/■ '/ ; -"- ; "■■ ', • ;' .Atec Hall was at Palmerston. North and he inform'edme that; Apiti died from pneiHiiorik./and vpleurisy, -but thai the remdiMder /of/histeam were weli. ■'' '■ ■'■"." "-'• ' : '■"/ ■'"'"'

, F. Linti informed me at ihe Palmerston Weting that; Kuroki was still being spoiled, but.' life intended pitting him' into work, iii a ' month's time. ' v..'. "".''■• "' '■-. ' * •'/

The Great Northern Derby will be run on Tuesday next. There; does hot appear to , be anything engaged, m the' race that will be' able to extend Cambrian.,-. . ' " -; . / '■.-'.' ■■'■■' : .-,- ' ' "

Prominent visitors' at Awapuni included Messrs^G-. G-: Stfead, A. L. D. Fraser,- C . Y E.'- Ma.jor , J .i 'Duhciati,. J . Coates; J.. W..- Abbott, and the Hon. .Jas.; ; :CaJ_^ll>-:-.'.;>/ ; r<','i '::;:«;/ -.-.--'■- '

-It 1 - is>- stated v that .the" reason: of - ©ynbrian'^^^wi-thdf aA^aUK ftoni -'the . Au6klahd-'-:>Cup" w-as^^ : i-bdcau^e _•^^of a;ti cun- 1 sati'sfactbry gallop 'with ..Fashionable over : l^ inilesw" o.-o,y: ■ '■.■ •- ;

•Happy Maid', r after going through some cbntbrtibns -at : the barrier, got all the worst bl ttie- start i-h the •Manawatu, Nursery" and could >'■ only, .run a poor third? ' • "

'Mr ■;.' G-. ' Hunter's/ '• . twd-year-bld colt, Research- .(RenWft-rSearchli'sht) showed but poor 4 brm^-in /the Nursery on . s Wednesday last.' The colt got a!way well but' -quickly •- fell to -tlie, _cear. •' -■' ' ' o ■■' V u -' '■'■-' '0-' r:

■ it/is thfe ..resMijntehtioh -of the owners of : Manibpoto 'to, ship- 'the black horse $0 Sydney agam and give, him /another / chance - io 'measure; sti-ides With the - best -of them • over -there. o.yO: o.:Or •; ".:'.; '/;;,.,.. ... ;, ' L.tH. Hewitt. Ms .accepted '. a/'_re•taiiner of £iOOO v from Mr; J. Buchaih-.. an, owner-\of Noctuiform. He will; leave lof England m February. / Happy Maid was "a slightly betterfavorite, than Fireiron for the /Mana- ... . w-atu '-' NUrfeery . ; .The latter; was in' the lead throughout' and / though challenged by.i English Rose; .the. B,enxoin r gelding won with soriiethitig iii -hand . 1, ; Air Motor, with. a., poit foaf by Grafton, and, Indepe-iidenbo.- are to; go to Sol Green's" newly-cstafbl ished studfarm on -the HopkirW River at •War----rhambool- where ■ they will have ; the;. ; ppmpany '_ of ."arid ..Bright; Beauty. ' '_;',' ' .'/.':".''-■ '* /.'//.- --. New Zealand horses will not /be afforded much opportunity : next. 'sear: son to compete/, at,; both Randwiclr an-4;; Riccarton .Spring .meetings, . as tlie /Australian Jockey Club has de-'. cided tb, commence the next Spring ■- m-eeti-hs m % thp first week m October;, ■ concluding - the same on. the 12th of •t_hat month \'/- /. . „; „-.;./'..,.'.. Flimsivap, a useful looking siding <• m Tilley , s---'staWe l --'-".^qh.'".-thev,j.iaideft^ Race very Jeasiiy. V/h';ri uhe start was; effected" Lucretius -Jed the;/ .fiejd, witli 1 - the- favorite handy. Oace "into the straight the Fbr dell- horse assumed the lead and won by a length from Sharheyne," . who just beat Lin-, seed for second money. ......; The two-year-old credited with most prize-money m America up to September 15 of this season was Water Pearl, whose four wins returned £9292. However, he was not far ahead of -Electioneer, £8948, and Salvidere, £7836, then coming Peter Pan £6039. Up to the ' date mentioned above,' 31 - two-year-olds have won from £1000 upwards this year, so that there is evidently plenty of money to bi picked up with a smart two-year-old m America. . At the time of writing nothing has been done towards' holding a meeting of the most prominent- •men" m the 1 racing -game m New Zealahd: to enable them to submit to' Parliament their views on the proposed AntiGaming Bill. This course/was sug-, gested by Mr W. H. Herries", • Member for the Bay; Pf Plenty,' at the last meeting of the C.J;C, but apparently the racing clubs are going to let a very . valuable suggestion slide, and as sure as they '-. do this some one will have to shorten sail next year, and it won't be the Gov-'ernm-ent either.'